Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba
Cuba: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
100.0%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Cuba 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 100.0% | — |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
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- 1 Italy 100.0%
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- 1 Poland 100.0%
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More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).